{"product_id":"religion-the-modern-theories-9780801877285","title":"Religion: The Modern Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the twentieth century  thinkers from Marx and Weber to Freud  Jung  and Campbell have transformed the way we understand the religious experience. Within the field of religious studies  various intellectual approachesfrom feminism to phenomenologyhave further shaped the ways in which scholars examine rituals  symbols  and belief systems. In Religion: The Modern Theories  Seth D. Kunin provides an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to the social-scientific theories of religion that developed during the twentieth century  explaining the most significant theories of religion and their precursors. Kunin begins with a detailed discussion of the centurys major theorists of religion  their ideas  and their influence  among them Marx  Durkheim  Weber  Freud  Jung  and Otto. He next explores how various disciplinessociology  psychology  phenomenology  gender studies  and anthropologyhave affected the study of religion. Kunin then analyzes the constituent elements of religion itself: ritual  symbolism  and myth. Throughout  the author emphasizes the need to question and reassess accepted theories and definitions of religion  and he concludes with suggestions for framing new definitions of religion that provide more culturally sensitive and open-ended ways of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923915014197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801877288","price":99.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801877285.jpg?v=1794118997","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/religion-the-modern-theories-9780801877285","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}